Innovations agricoles endogènes : le cas du fruit de la passion au Burundi et comparaison avec le Rwanda et le Kenya

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Author	Mpozi, Bosco Bashangwa
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Passion fruit production in East Africa has involved adoption of endogenous innovations for promoting productivity and improving income generation. These endogenous innovations are common in major passion fruit producing areas in Burundi (Matongo and Isare), Rwanda (Nyamagabe and Rulindo) and Kenya (Embu and Meru). This study analyzed the importance of such endogenous agricultural innovations incorporating passion fruit in Burundi by comparing them to Rwanda and Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to: i) analyze the socioeconomic and agroecological importance of cropping systems incorporating passion fruit, ii) identify the changes introduced by adoption of passion fruit production at the level of the family farm and the community, iii) identify the actors participating in the implementation of passion production, and iv) analyze the constraints faced by passion fruit farmers. The study involved field surveys of innovative farmers in the three countries and interviews were conducted with non-agricultural stakeholders who favored the implementation of this crop. The study focused on the analysis of farm-level transformations and the dynamics induced at the community or territory level adopting passion fruit production. The results indicate high adoption of passion fruit in small farms with an average size of 0.9 ha in Burundi, 0.8 ha in Rwanda and 2.7 ha in Kenya. These small farms are further subdivided into several parcels occupied by different crops: on average, 3 plots are occupied by the passion fruit in Burundi against 1 plot in Rwanda and Kenya. There is an average of 4 plots occupied by other crops in Burundi and Kenya compared to 3 plots in Rwanda. In general, passion fruit was found to occupy an average of 39% of the farmers land area in Burundi compared to 28% in Rwanda and 25% in Kenya. This large spatial occupation, in a context of land shortage, could lead to a gradual decline in areas devoted to other crops. In Burundi only 18% of the land occupied by passion fruit was occupied by other crops compared to 64% in Rwanda and 95% in Kenya. The abandonment of other crops can be avoided by the practice of very predominant crop associations in Burundi. The adoption of passion fruit had led to changes in production systems. Thus we observe the emergence of two great culture systems: a system with the passion fruit and a system without the passion fruit. In Burundi, crop association is favored while in Rwanda and Kenya farmers prefer monoculture. The associated system makes it possible to diversify agricultural production, sources of income and reduce the risks associated with monoculture. In addition, the
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